Bengaluru's Chikkarangappa S struck a 67 and local favourite Karandeep Kochhar carded an error-free 68 as both players were hot on the leader's heels in tied second place at a total of 13-under 203 with an exciting finish lying in prospect on Sunday
Abhijit Singh Chadha (68-65), a three-time winner on the PGTI, kept his card clean for the second day in succession as he didn't drop a single bogey. Gaganjeet Bhullar stormed his way into contention shooting the day's joint-best round of 7-under 65 to be now placed second on the leaderboard
Karandeep Kochhar scored eight birdies in exchange for a bogey while Bengaluru's Chikkarangappa, the winner of the inaugural edition in 2018, produced a bogey-free round.